Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 12 Apr 2026 NZST
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
21.1° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 9AM is: 6.0m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)20ft (6.0m)13s
Afternoon (12 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (12 Apr)6ft (1.8m)11s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
5
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
7
ENE
7
ENE
6
ENE
5
ENE
3.5
ENE
1.9
E
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.7
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)14141313121211111111101010101091414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18107175331208775173965939851759524441424410349332262217199590573442426347336268
Wind
(km/h)
45
ESE
25
SE
20
SW
35
WSW
40
W
30
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:32AM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:49AM
0.64
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise--6:43-------6:43-------6:45-----
Sunset-----6:01-------6:00------5:59---
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
135211-------11------11--
Temp. °C212121191920191817182021211918181716172019171616
Feels °C (?)162021151416171615171819201817181715161816141312
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